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“If You Will It, It Is No Dream”: Kent State Alumnus Publishes Chronicle of Jewish Life in Mexico
Dec. 11, 2025
When Josh Kogan, a 2018 graduate of Kent State University, began his senior honors thesis, he intended to research a history that was deeply personal to him: the story of Jewish life in Mexico, where he was born and raised. The project would grow into a comprehensive,…
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Carrying Forward a Legacy
Dec. 3, 2025
Mathematical Sciences Professor Jenya Soprunova, Ph.D., in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kenneth B. Cummins Endowed Professorship in Mathematics, a role…
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Turning Acid Mine Drainage Into Opportunity
Dec. 2, 2025
A new three-year, $833,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is fueling research at Kent State University that explores the environmental risks and resource potential of acid mine drainage (AMD) in Appalachian Ohio. The project…
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From Kent State to KeyBank: Cameren Hicks Builds Career in Fraud Modeling
Dec. 1, 2025
When Cameren Hicks graduated from Kent State University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and a minor in…
Read More »From Kent State to Capital One: How A Math Degree Opened Doors for Alexander Margetis
Dec. 1, 2025
When Alexander Margetis took his first trigonometry class as a high school student in Stow, Ohio, he discovered that math came naturally to him.“I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with my life and my career,” Margetis said. “But when you’re unsure, you always go with what…
Read More »Kent State Alumna Turns Math into a Meaningful Career
Dec. 1, 2025
Sarah Cook’s early interest in math turned into a major and eventually a career as a senior actuary at Pacific Life, a leading insurance company.Today, Cook helps ensure financial stability for thousands of policyholders through complex modeling, financial forecasting and risk…
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David Liszewski’s Path from Kent State to a Career in AI
Dec. 1, 2025
For David Liszewski, choosing a college major wasn’t about chasing a dream job. It was about chasing good problems.“I love solving problems,” he said. “I knew [mathematics] would be a great degree as a launching platform for what I wanted to do.”
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Students Recognize Professor Who ‘Helped Me Shine’ with Teaching Award
Nov. 25, 2025
Education is a process that goes beyond studying and memorizing, according to James Redfearn, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University. Redfearn's attitude, approach and creation of this supporting space led…
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Flash Focus: Abigale Traska
Nov. 20, 2025
Meet Abigale Traska, an alumna and current graduate student from Brunswick, Ohio, whose willingness to explore her options has yielded a promising future.
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Solving for Success
Nov. 12, 2025
For Kent, Ohio, native and 2018 Kent State University graduate Stan Zalewski, mathematics has always been a big part of his life. Now a senior actuarial consultant at Nationwide Insurance, Zalewski recently reached a significant professional milestone — completing the multi-year…
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